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Exploring the US Constitution with a critical eye looking forward and back with author, lawyer, and syndicated columnist William Cooper and Pulitzer Prize-winning American legal historian Ed Larson.

Ed: law.pepperdine.edu/faculty-research/edward-larson

Will: will-cooper.com

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We discuss how the constitution works with respect to federal spending and why, today, it's not working. Highlights include the recent opinion from the high court striking down Trump's tariffs and his efforts to impound congressionally authorized funds intended for universities.

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